QGIS Course — Complete QGIS Master Class

Transform from zero maps to hero maps with QGIS: heat maps, location maps, selection maps, density maps, analysis, design, and much more

What You Will Learn

• How to create various types of maps (such as heat maps, location maps, density maps, selection maps – and many more)

• Map creation workflow – adding data, styling data, labeling, design, map layout, and much more (including glowing maps)

• QGIS fundamentals (100% free software, no license or payment required)

• How to export high-resolution images from QGIS (such as png, pdf, jpg, svg, and others)

• Spatial analysis concepts (buffer, clip, etc.)

• Basic GIS principles

• How to use QGIS for geographic analysis

• Geospatial data formats and concepts

• Map projections / coordinate reference systems

• Map tips and tricks + fun map things!

Description

Millions of people around the world love maps, but only a small number know how to create them – and we have a mission to change that. Taking your first steps into geographic information systems (GIS) and digital cartography can be great fun, but if you don't have a guide, it can also be a bit daunting, which is why we've launched this course. Using real data from various countries, this course contains over 140 short lessons to help you get started and running with map creation and spatial analysis in QGIS. If you'd like me to add new videos on a topic of your choice, just contact me and I'll do my best to create it!

QGIS is the world's most popular open-source GIS and is used by various large companies around the world, as well as by national, regional, and local governments – and by academics, students, and amateur map enthusiasts. QGIS is 100% free and can be used on Mac, PC, and Linux. QGIS can be downloaded and installed in minutes and requires no license or registration – ever.

At the end of this course, you'll be able to create various types of maps and save them as high-quality images in multiple file formats (such as pdf, jpg, png, and many more) for use in documents, presentations, and other settings. You may be surprised at how much you can learn and how far you can go with QGIS in a short amount of time.

Get mapping quickly, with QGIS organized into the following sections:

• Introduction

• Understand how QGIS works

• Let's create maps